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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Meteor blast injures more than 100 in Russia
2013-02-15
A meteor exploded in the skies above RussiaÂ’s Urals region, creating a shock wave that shattered windows, injuring about 100 people.

The meteor disintegrated over Chelyabinsk at about 7:25 a.m. Moscow time, the local Emergencies MinistryÂ’s division said today on its website. Burning streaks lit up the sky, caught by drivers on dashboard cameras and posted on YouTube.

Billionaire Sergey Galitskiy, chief executive officer of OAO Magnit, said in a post on Twitter, “A serious meteor fell. At our hypermarket in Emanzhelinsk, windows were blown out, the roof shook, there was a strong shock wave.”

As many as 20,000 emergency staff and three aircraft have been deployed in the Urals region, the Emergencies MinistryÂ’s regional division said on its website.

“No further pieces of the meteor are expected to fall,” according to the ministry’s statement.
Posted by:ryuge

#9  See also RELATED WAFF > ALIEN ATTACK ON RUSSIA!

Not-ET is coming, not-ET is coming!

On a serious note, the thread's Videos as per the the meteorite's awesome overhead smoke trails is a small or benign indicator of that FRIGHTENINGLY BIGGER-N-BADDER Humanity may witness in coming years + decades.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2013-02-15 20:03  

#8  FREEREPUBLIC Artics say the number of injured is now up to 900 [Fox News + CNBC TV say 1000].

Intehwesting, FREEREPUBLIC AGAIN > RUSSIAN MP CLAIMS IT WAS A WILY DASTARDLY "US BALLISTIC MISSLE TEST".
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2013-02-15 19:35  

#7  I wonder how long it will take for the Meteorite Men to get there.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2013-02-15 16:45  

#6  Next on the internet -

Dear Mr. Smith,

We have recently come into possession of valuable meteor fragments, but do not have the means to move the material out of country to fetch a very lucrative return on the international market.....
Posted by: Procopius2k   2013-02-15 11:55  

#5  An up-date by the Russian Military said the claim of a missle interception was from local reporters and had no basis in fact. There are now pictures of small impact craters available.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2013-02-15 11:09  

#4  Video
Posted by: tipper   2013-02-15 05:37  

#3  Given the speeds of meteors (6 miles per seond for the slowest ones) what chances has the Russin military of intercepting one?
Posted by: JFM   2013-02-15 04:57  

#2  Well something's hit the ground... Because I hear the russian military claimed it intercepted it I think its not a meteor...
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2013-02-15 04:14  

#1  A likely story.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2013-02-15 03:13  

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